Brace for automobile fenders



March 18, 1 924;

T. BURGESS BRACE FOR AUTOMOBILE FENDERS Filed April 1'7. 1922 Znu'enor: Thomafiuasa.

Patented er. l, 34%.

THDHIAS BURGESS, 9F VAN'DALIA, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR. OF ONE-EMF T JO 3.

CRUDE, 0F VANIDALIA, MISSOURI.

BRACE FOR AUTOMOBILE FENDERS. Application filed April 17, 1922. Serial ito. 553,367.

To all 107mm it may concern: By means of this construction the hooks Be itknown that I, THOMAS BURGESS, a are held slightly away from the top surface citizen of the United States, and resident of the fenders, so as to prevent marring or of the city of Vandalia, county of Audrain, scarring of the same. The hooks on the rods and State of Missouri, have invented cer- 7 and 8 may be forged or formed integral 55 tain new and useful Improvements in therewith, or they may be cast separately if Braces for Automobile Fenders, of which desired, and attached to the rods. The donthe following is a specification, containing ble hooks are desirable because they prea full, clear, and exact description, refervent the turning of the rods in the adjust- 1 ence being bad to the accompanying drawment of the device. The rods 7 and 8 are 80 ings, forming a part hereof. slightly bowed upwardly adjacent the hooks My invention relates to certain new and so as to clear the to surface of the fenders. useful improvements in braces for automo- These bowed portions are shaped to con-, bile fenders, and has for its primary object form to the top surfaces of various styles the construction of an auxiliary brace which of fenders. as may be easily and readily applied to auto- In the operation of my device, the hooks mobile fenders and adjusted thereon, so as are engaged over the edge of the fenders to brace the fenders and prevent their v1braas illustrated in Fig. 1, and then the turn tion, and becoming loose and broken from buckle 5 is adjusted as desired. The device their stationary supports. when thus applied and adjusted coacts with it; In the drawings, the stationary supports 4 secured underneath Fig. 1 is a front view of an automobile the fenders, and eliminates the vibration of of the Ford type, showing my improvement the fenders and prevents them from becomapplied to the fenders thereof, the fenders ing torn loose from the machine.

being shown in section. My device may be applied to any style of Fit;

ig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of fender and is used as an auxiliary support one of the hooks. or brace therefor, and obviates the objec- Referring to the drawings: tions and performs the functions noted. By

3 indicates the fenders of the usual conmeans of the jam or look nuts 9, the turn struction, and 4 indicates the stationary buckle is held in the desired adjustment. as

supports therefor. Having fully described my invention,

'Iy improvement consists of the employwhat I claim is:

ment of a turn buckle 5 provided in one end A support for automobile fenders comwith a left. hand screw threaded bore, and prising the combination with a pair of fendpposite end with a right-hand screw ers and stationary supports secured to the es threaded bore. The turn buckle is provided underneath side of said fenders, of a longiwith an angular portion 6, by means of tudinally adjustable support comprising a which a wrench maybe applied for adjustpair of bifurcated hooks having shoulders ing the same. Mounted in the left-hand adapted to. engage the outer edges of the threaded bore is a rod 7 provided on its fenders and having the portion adjacent the so inner end with screw threads, and '8 indishoulders upwardly bowed, a turn buckle cates a similar rod provided on its inner for adjusting said adjustable support and end with screw threads. Mounted on the jam nuts for holding said turn buckle in rods 7 and 8 adjacent the turn buckle 5 are an adjusted position, said stationary supjam or look nuts 9. The outer ends of the ports and said adjustable support co-acting 5 rods are bifurcated, the. ends of these bifurto prevent the jarring and loosening of the cations are formed into hooks 10. Each of fenders. these hooks is provided with a recess 11 In testimony whereof, I havesigned my adapted to receive the edge 12 of the fendname to this specification.

as ers, and with the shoulders 11. TOMAS BURGESS. 

